Off the Ground: From the Brink of Bankruptcy to a Billion-Dollar Trampoline Empire

In 2011, Case Lawrence was facing financial ruin. His real estate business had collapsed in the wake of the Great Recession, and bankruptcy seemed inevitable. With a wife, six kids, and no clear path forward, he resigned himself to finding a traditional job-until a spontaneous trip to a California trampoline park changed everything.

What started as a simple curiosity turned into an obsession. Could he turn trampoline parks into a profitable business? Could he scale an industry that didn't ev...